School Summary
Willowcroft Community School
Girls: 238
Total Pupils: 472
Opened: 01-06-2013
Headteacher: Amanda Doy
Willowcroft Community School
Mereland Road
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 8BA
Telephone: 01235813304
Website: http://www.willowcroft.org.uk
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Leaving this place was the best thing that ever happened to me! What a waste of my life the time I spent there.\nI didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gain any confidence in face it was the opposite my self esteem was very low .\nShouting teachers : I remember one teacher shouting at me \u00e2\u0080\u009c it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not rocket science\u00e2\u0080\u009din maths. The forest school teacher shouted at everybody for nothing ! She\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gone now a bit to late damage is done !","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Leaving this place was the best thing that ever happened to me! What a waste of my life the time I spent there.\nI didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gain any confidence in face it was the opposite my self esteem was very low .\nShouting teachers : I remember one teacher shouting at me \u00e2\u0080\u009c it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not rocket science\u00e2\u0080\u009din maths. The forest school teacher shouted at everybody for nothing ! She\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gone now a bit to late damage is done !","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Adam","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105957786121787628565\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocK-wDClsPam5oAEdkSkTQU-ayWlD-CsvIapRXi59x-P=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-11-05T23:59:25Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Having re-located to Didcot two years ago from afar, I was very pleased with the welcome my family received from all the staff at Willowcroft Community School.\nEveryone was so helpful and supportive to my children and their specific needs.\n\nI do not usually take the time to review my experiences, but I am astonished by some comments made by a minority of people on review sites and other social media, about this school and other schools in the town.\n\nI find such personal comments very distasteful and inappropriate, and am aware of the negative effect such comments can have, having worked in public facing occupations my entire working life.\n\nSadly people tend to complain when something hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gone their way, and more often or not do not give a balanced view of their experience, unfortunately people rarely say when something is good, hence I felt it was time I reviewed the school.\n\nI would suggest that any parents considering any school, make an appointment and visit the school and see for yourself.\n\nThat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s exactly what we did as a family and we have not looked back.\n\nI would highly recommend this school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Having re-located to Didcot two years ago from afar, I was very pleased with the welcome my family received from all the staff at Willowcroft Community School.\nEveryone was so helpful and supportive to my children and their specific needs.\n\nI do not usually take the time to review my experiences, but I am astonished by some comments made by a minority of people on review sites and other social media, about this school and other schools in the town.\n\nI find such personal comments very distasteful and inappropriate, and am aware of the negative effect such comments can have, having worked in public facing occupations my entire working life.\n\nSadly people tend to complain when something hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gone their way, and more often or not do not give a balanced view of their experience, unfortunately people rarely say when something is good, hence I felt it was time I reviewed the school.\n\nI would suggest that any parents considering any school, make an appointment and visit the school and see for yourself.\n\nThat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s exactly what we did as a family and we have not looked back.\n\nI would highly recommend this school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Trigger Dave","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115607966279074970180\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKJRyw3rSZnttz7s7N5bnaWfWzTmHTXqDsWg_2nB6I5=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-11-03T16:03:07Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Willowcroft is a wonderful school and the staff have been awesome with my son who has difficulties. They are open and informative. This school cares about all the children who attend and treat them with compassion. I can not fault the school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Willowcroft is a wonderful school and the staff have been awesome with my son who has difficulties. They are open and informative. This school cares about all the children who attend and treat them with compassion. I can not fault the school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Hayley Johnson","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107933209116777763651\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIPatOco3ZABI1rPSdRtRT81dLh6dj_OVXh8MedyNU-=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-08-06T16:14:23Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"The most disgusting, fouled mouth school I have ever come across , the swearing of the head and the deputy head in meetings in front of so many professionals, mistreatment of vulnerable mothers with children with special educational needs is disgusting !!! SENCO is useless on purpose, she will talk your ear off for hours about nothing ,all she is looking at is \u00c2\u00a3\u00c2\u00a3 NOT to spend on special educational needs but on favorite clever children to impress mums and dads.\nThey lie to you when they say that they have applied for a statement !!!\nThey harass you with phone calls with false claims about your children .\nthe govnours HAVE NO CLUE WHAT GOES ON IN THIS PLACE AND DONT CARE !! The same horrible people are still in charge ,still there to cover up ,I feel sorry for the children there and their future !\nOh yeah I forgot to mention nearly all the people who have written a review on this site come from Didcot girls school so they are friends with the deputy head just look on face book !\nDISGUSTING PLACE !!! ALL LIES !!\nAll that is written is in my opinion and I have every right to voice it ! 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The same horrible people are still in charge ,still there to cover up ,I feel sorry for the children there and their future !\nOh yeah I forgot to mention nearly all the people who have written a review on this site come from Didcot girls school so they are friends with the deputy head just look on face book !\nDISGUSTING PLACE !!! ALL LIES !!\nAll that is written is in my opinion and I have every right to voice it ! SO IT IS ALL IN MY OPNION !!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Lava Dragon","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107067424169716153271\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXrJuMNj-_kwqPDGmWnF5Ktc_cKAMi-4RLza5Tz0Uq67w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-10-28T00:47:20Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"My friend once found a staple in her meal and everything is disgusting and the cleaners just dont clean. 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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Leaving this place was the best thing that ever happened to me! What a waste of my life the time I spent there.\nI didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gain any confidence in face it was the opposite my self esteem was very low .\nShouting teachers : I remember one teacher shouting at me \u00e2\u0080\u009c it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not rocket science\u00e2\u0080\u009din maths. The forest school teacher shouted at everybody for nothing ! She\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gone now a bit to late damage is done !","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Leaving this place was the best thing that ever happened to me! What a waste of my life the time I spent there.\nI didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gain any confidence in face it was the opposite my self esteem was very low .\nShouting teachers : I remember one teacher shouting at me \u00e2\u0080\u009c it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not rocket science\u00e2\u0080\u009din maths. The forest school teacher shouted at everybody for nothing ! She\u00e2\u0080\u0099s gone now a bit to late damage is done !","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Adam","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105957786121787628565\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocK-wDClsPam5oAEdkSkTQU-ayWlD-CsvIapRXi59x-P=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-11-05T23:59:25Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Having re-located to Didcot two years ago from afar, I was very pleased with the welcome my family received from all the staff at Willowcroft Community School.\nEveryone was so helpful and supportive to my children and their specific needs.\n\nI do not usually take the time to review my experiences, but I am astonished by some comments made by a minority of people on review sites and other social media, about this school and other schools in the town.\n\nI find such personal comments very distasteful and inappropriate, and am aware of the negative effect such comments can have, having worked in public facing occupations my entire working life.\n\nSadly people tend to complain when something hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gone their way, and more often or not do not give a balanced view of their experience, unfortunately people rarely say when something is good, hence I felt it was time I reviewed the school.\n\nI would suggest that any parents considering any school, make an appointment and visit the school and see for yourself.\n\nThat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s exactly what we did as a family and we have not looked back.\n\nI would highly recommend this school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Having re-located to Didcot two years ago from afar, I was very pleased with the welcome my family received from all the staff at Willowcroft Community School.\nEveryone was so helpful and supportive to my children and their specific needs.\n\nI do not usually take the time to review my experiences, but I am astonished by some comments made by a minority of people on review sites and other social media, about this school and other schools in the town.\n\nI find such personal comments very distasteful and inappropriate, and am aware of the negative effect such comments can have, having worked in public facing occupations my entire working life.\n\nSadly people tend to complain when something hasn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t gone their way, and more often or not do not give a balanced view of their experience, unfortunately people rarely say when something is good, hence I felt it was time I reviewed the school.\n\nI would suggest that any parents considering any school, make an appointment and visit the school and see for yourself.\n\nThat\u00e2\u0080\u0099s exactly what we did as a family and we have not looked back.\n\nI would highly recommend this school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Trigger Dave","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115607966279074970180\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKJRyw3rSZnttz7s7N5bnaWfWzTmHTXqDsWg_2nB6I5=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-11-03T16:03:07Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"Willowcroft is a wonderful school and the staff have been awesome with my son who has difficulties. They are open and informative. This school cares about all the children who attend and treat them with compassion. I can not fault the school.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Willowcroft is a wonderful school and the staff have been awesome with my son who has difficulties. They are open and informative. This school cares about all the children who attend and treat them with compassion. I can not fault the school.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Hayley Johnson","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107933209116777763651\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIPatOco3ZABI1rPSdRtRT81dLh6dj_OVXh8MedyNU-=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-08-06T16:14:23Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"The most disgusting, fouled mouth school I have ever come across , the swearing of the head and the deputy head in meetings in front of so many professionals, mistreatment of vulnerable mothers with children with special educational needs is disgusting !!! SENCO is useless on purpose, she will talk your ear off for hours about nothing ,all she is looking at is \u00c2\u00a3\u00c2\u00a3 NOT to spend on special educational needs but on favorite clever children to impress mums and dads.\nThey lie to you when they say that they have applied for a statement !!!\nThey harass you with phone calls with false claims about your children .\nthe govnours HAVE NO CLUE WHAT GOES ON IN THIS PLACE AND DONT CARE !! The same horrible people are still in charge ,still there to cover up ,I feel sorry for the children there and their future !\nOh yeah I forgot to mention nearly all the people who have written a review on this site come from Didcot girls school so they are friends with the deputy head just look on face book !\nDISGUSTING PLACE !!! ALL LIES !!\nAll that is written is in my opinion and I have every right to voice it ! SO IT IS ALL IN MY OPNION !!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"The most disgusting, fouled mouth school I have ever come across , the swearing of the head and the deputy head in meetings in front of so many professionals, mistreatment of vulnerable mothers with children with special educational needs is disgusting !!! SENCO is useless on purpose, she will talk your ear off for hours about nothing ,all she is looking at is \u00c2\u00a3\u00c2\u00a3 NOT to spend on special educational needs but on favorite clever children to impress mums and dads.\nThey lie to you when they say that they have applied for a statement !!!\nThey harass you with phone calls with false claims about your children .\nthe govnours HAVE NO CLUE WHAT GOES ON IN THIS PLACE AND DONT CARE !! The same horrible people are still in charge ,still there to cover up ,I feel sorry for the children there and their future !\nOh yeah I forgot to mention nearly all the people who have written a review on this site come from Didcot girls school so they are friends with the deputy head just look on face book !\nDISGUSTING PLACE !!! ALL LIES !!\nAll that is written is in my opinion and I have every right to voice it ! SO IT IS ALL IN MY OPNION !!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Lava Dragon","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/107067424169716153271\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXrJuMNj-_kwqPDGmWnF5Ktc_cKAMi-4RLza5Tz0Uq67w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-10-28T00:47:20Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"My friend once found a staple in her meal and everything is disgusting and the cleaners just dont clean. I hope this school improves","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My friend once found a staple in her meal and everything is disgusting and the cleaners just dont clean. I hope this school improves","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Sophie Dix","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111846383593340667775\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIoz6C3_iJKh9SuoMDs6LKL_0CcJdSuddqoN8QVyf2M=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2021-12-08T16:00:20Z"}]